Cultivator.



N. MGASLAN.

CULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION IILED NOV. 1, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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U viTED STATES PATENT OFFICEa NORMAN mensnnn, or BRUCE, WISCONSIN.

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To all'whom it may concern Be it known that I, NORMAN MoAsLAN, citizen of the United States, residing at in the county of Rusk and :State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful, Improvements in Cultivators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. j I

. This invention relates to cultivators, and same is to pro vide a cultivator device of the type described which will operate very easily and produced. Another object of the invention is to profvide a cultivator of the type described in which the cutting blade may be adjusted.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a hand cultivator in which blades some what similar to those used in horse cultivators may be removably connected, with the supporting bars. I

This invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of one type of cultivator. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the manner of holding the securing plates for the handle in place. Fig. 3'is a perspective view of a modified form ofcultivator in which the cutting blade may be angularly adj usted. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a modified type of cultivator having removable and adjustable cutting blades. Fig. ,5 is a sectional view along the line 5 5, in Fig. 4i showing the cultivator in Fig. 4 provided with a modified type of cutting blade. Fig. 6 is a perspec-. tive view of the upper end of one of the Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that the cutting blades of this device may be formed from a single-piece of steel bent intermediate its length to form the cutting blade- 10 from which there extends the curved arms 11 terminating in the runners 12 which have upturned forward ends 13. The run-- ners 12 cause the device to move easily over the ground, and the curved arms 11 are curved at such arr-angle that the cutting blade 10 will easily cut into the ground thus removing any weeds or grass growing beplants and cutting up Ahandle 14 is pro vided with bars 15 atits lower end, the bars 'Specification of Letters Patent. n ueatienng November 1, 1912. Serial No. 729,099.

supporting runners and 15' having their lower end p orti'ons 16' bent as shown in the figurefand' providedwith openings through whichl bolts' 17 'may'pass in order to pivotally connect the handle with the brackets 18. Thes'ebi -l e ts 18 areprovided with pivot ears 1E) bolts 17 pass so that thefhandle may-be adjustably connected with?" the braclrets thus permitting the handle to bemovedinforder to cause the cultivator to work easily.* "Studs 20 are at the ends of the brackets 18, and screws 21 are passed through 'therunners 12 and into the studs 20 in order to hold the brackets in position. Viihen this device is in use, the handle is vator pushed along theground-between the rows of plants so that cutting blade, l0 will remove the weedi-ija-n cl loosdthe dirt between the rows. '1- e ru'1iners112 'cause the device to ride easily thus preventing the device from having any tra" verse" rocking motion when going ove1"1'o11 1 ground.

In Fig. 3 there has. leeenfshbwii'a-inodified form of cultivator and f in this figure the runners '22 are fdrinedf froni'fseparate strips of metal and havetheir end-Tportions 23 bent upwardly and then twisted and carried rearwardly with their rear end portions 24 provided with the openings 25. A cutting blade 26 has its end portions 27 bent upwardly and provided with openings through which securing bolts 28 may be passed, the bolts passing through the openings 25 and thus securing the cutting blade to the rear end portions of the runners.v It will readily be seen by this construction that this blade may be removed after it becomes dulled and besharpened and that the angle of the blade-may be adjusted before tightening the bolt thus permitting theblade to either scrape along the top of the ground grasped and the cultiirouglr which the thus simply removing the weeds, or to cut deeply into the ground, A handle 29 is.provided with arms 30- similar to the arms 15, and these arms are pivotally conneeted'with the brackets 31 similar. in construction to thebraclrets 18. The operation of this device is similar tothat of Fig.1.

In Fig.4 the runners 32 are constructed vertically adjusted thus regulating. the depth their shanks 47 terminating in at which the blades carried by the bar will cut. Corrugations 37 are formed upon the .outer faces of the arms so that when the bolts 38 are tightened there will be no danger of their slipping. Cutting blades are carried by the bar 33 and each comprises the lower cutting section 39 from which there extends the shanks 40 extending inwardly and terminating in an enlarged upper end portion 41. A block 42 extends from the enlarged end 41 and passes through the slot 34 so that the cutting blade, will be prevented from t-urning out of the position shown in Fig. 4 when the device is in use.- uts 43 are screwed upon the threaded extensions 44 in order to hold the blades in position. From an inspection-of Fig. 4 it will readily be seen that these cutting blades may be moved in the slots 34 thus bringing the inner ends of the blades as near together as desired, or as far apart as desired. This will permit the blades to travel along each side of a row of plants and thus cut the weeds and dirt on each side of the plantsif desired. Brackets 45 are carried by the runners 32 so that a handle similar to that shown in Fig. 3 may be connected with the runners. In Fig. 5 a slightly modified form of cutting blade'has been shown, and this blade is very similar to that used in horse cultivators. The cutting blades 46 are provided with curved lower end portions and have the enlarged i end portions 48 from which there extends a. threaded extension 49 which passes through the slot 34 and is held in place by means of the nut 50.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is I 1.- A cultivator comprising a setof runners, cutting means, brackets carried by said runners, each comprising a body portion provided with a plurality of openings, studs extending from said. body portion and se- 45 cured to one of said runners, a handle, and securing means for said handle passing through a selected set of openings. 2. A cultivator comprising a. set of runners having upturned rear end portions, a transversely extending cutting blade formed integral with said runners and having upturned end portions merging into the upturned end portions of said runners, handle connected with said runners.

3. A device of the character comprising a strip of material bent intermediate its length to form an operating element having supporting arms extending therefrom, and a handle connected with said arms.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. NORMAN MoASLAN.

Witnesses:

CLEMENT WILCOX, A. P. ANDREWS.

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